NEXT

C. Ryan Barber

C. Ryan Barber

C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber

September 17, 2019 | Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: How DOJ's Evaluating Compliance Programs | An Apology from Jones Day | Treasury Retreats in Russian 'Oligarch' Case | All the New Moves | Who Got the Work

DOJ's Matt Miner has some new thoughts on how prosecutors are evaluating compliance programs. Plus: did you see the mea culpa from Jones Day for revealing grand jury info? Plus: Skadden's going to bat for a JPM executive, and scroll down for all the big new moves making headlines.

By C. Ryan Barber

11 minute read

September 17, 2019 | National Law Journal

Trump Antitrust Enforcers Confront 'Squabbles' Over Investigative Roles

"I cannot deny that there are instances where Chairman Simons' and my time is wasted on those types of squabbles," Makan Delrahim, the leader of DOJ's antitrust division, said.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

September 16, 2019 | National Law Journal

'We're Now on a Trial Track.' Judge Pushes End-Game in Russian 'Troll Farm' Case

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich added at a hearing in a Mueller-related prosecution: "If I left this up to you all, we wouldn't be trying this case until 2021."

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

September 11, 2019 | National Law Journal

US Treasury Retreats From Naming American CEO as Russian 'Oligarch'

"If it had to create the unclassified report today, Dr. Valentin Gapontsev would not be listed among oligarchs in the Russian Federation," a U.S. Treasury official said in a letter Wednesday.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

September 10, 2019 | Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: 'We Are Acting Largely Alone,' SEC's Clayton Says | Brad Smith's Lessons | Huawei, U.S. Resolve One Suit | Squire Patton Renews China Contract | All the New Moves: Roundup

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has some tough words about foreign counterparts not living up to anti-bribery enforcement, and Microsoft's Brad Smith is on a media whirl -- and has some things to say about competitors. Scroll down for Who Got the Work and more.

By C. Ryan Barber

9 minute read

September 10, 2019 | National Law Journal

Michael Flynn's Sentencing Judge Is Ready to Roll, Spurns Defense Play for Delay

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington set a tentative sentencing date of Dec. 18.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

September 04, 2019 | National Law Journal

Greg Craig Found Not Guilty of Deceiving DOJ About Ukraine Work

The verdict came on the first day of jury deliberations, and caps off a three-week trial.

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

September 03, 2019 | Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: FARA Filings: Williams & Connolly Billing Rates | Rob Khuzami Joins Guggenheim Partners | Jones Day Snags Bret Shumate | Who Got the Work

Williams & Connolly appears to have made its first foray into FARA, and Anthony Levandowski, the former head of Google's autonomous vehicle unit, has picked his legal team to ward of theft of trade secret charges.

By C. Ryan Barber

8 minute read

September 03, 2019 | National Law Journal

Greg Craig's Defense Closes With Swipe at Star Prosecution Witnesses

William Murphy of Zuckerman Spaeder called one of the witnesses an "occupational liar," and the other a "con artist" and "congenital liar."

By C. Ryan Barber

7 minute read

August 29, 2019 | National Law Journal

'That Is Not True, Sir.' Greg Craig, Prosecutor Face Off During Combative Cross-Examination

Greg Craig's high-stakes testimony marked a pivotal moment in a criminal trial that has provided a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a project that has come back to haunt him and Skadden Arps, his former firm.

By C. Ryan Barber

6 minute read